Re: bypass resetting com-ports when starting Win3.1

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From: Ashok Aiyar
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 05:03

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In article <1993Jan9.034942.1536@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> wai@mackinac.ecn.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai) writes:

>        Is there a way to force Win3.1 to bypass resetting the com ports when
>        it starts up? I have had a modem connected to com 1, and I am wondering
>        whether I can avoid all those dialling/logging-in procedures everytime 
>        I enter windows which always disconnect the any existing connections.

Hmm.  I always start a dial-in SLIP connection before I enter Windows, and I 
have *never* lost the connection due to starting Windows.  The only thing that 
I can think of is that I have disabled both DCD and DTR in my modem 
(at&c0&d0), so you may want to try that.

Ashok
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                              Ashok Aiyar 
                      Department of Biochemistry
                       CWRU School of Medicine
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